Likelihood to Recommend Agility is well suited for companies that want a balance of control and support. For major global site updates, these can be handled by Agility's support team, while minimal changes and updates can be performed autonomously by the company's own staff with ease. For companies that are interested in flexibility to reconstruct site structure or major global facelifts, Agility is less ideal because these changes must be handled and paid for through Agility support.
Read full review I think this CMS is best suited as an enterprise level system. For small, or simple sites, there are better options, but for large high-traffic sites, this is a great CMS.
Read full review Pros Unlimited Content Modules which are extremely helpful for file management . Unlimited number of API and Asset Requests File management among the CMS is extraordinarily useful as a hosting tool native to our web content Read full review Allows many staff members to contribute content to various portions of our website, and allows our Electronic-Communications staff to delegate tasks to these various staff (diffusing the work-load). CoreMedia allows for easy creation of different types of content (like teasers, articles, download objects, links, etc). Permission levels can be set, so only certain staff can upload content such as photos, videos, or audio files. The CoreMedia workflow process is easy to understand and follow. Once a staff member has submitted content for publishing to the web, they can then see who it's been assigned to for review, and at what time. You're able to leave detailed notes and stay abreast of where the workflow is at any given time. Read full review Cons The filing system and search function are often difficult to navigate. Finding a file that I've uploaded isn't always easy to locate in Agility CMS The WYSIWYG content manager isn't always intuitive. I often have to go directly into HTML editing to resolve line spacing problems Read full review Early learning within the company was slow. We elected a customized version of CoreMedia - which in the end may not have been the best decision. Read full review Likelihood to Renew I am not a part of this decision process at our organization.
Read full review CoreMedia continues to refine and deliver new features. They also explore new technologies and trends, like social media integration. The platform is solid and growing. We are also slightly locked into using CoreMedia. Migrating such a large amount of content to another system would likely not be feasible or prudent.
Read full review Support Rating Support is always available and responsive when we email, responding right away that they are on the case, even if they are unable to solve the issue right away. Support will usually find the issue of our problem quickly and require minimal hand-holding, direction, or re-explanation from our team. They are knowledgeable about the platform and our instance and are able to run diagnostics with minimal information from us. When issues are resolved they always request confirmation that things are working as expected before closing out our tickets.
Read full review Implementation Rating Set aside more time than you think you need to migrate content. That is the hard part. Implementing the technology is easy.
Read full review Alternatives Considered A few reasons to go with Agility CMS Product Capabilities Value for money Product functionality and performance Product roadmap Better Pre-sales experience
Read full review While CoreMedia has a better workflow, django CMS has a much easier user interface, wysiwyg editor, and is superior on every other level. Django CMS is easier to teach and support, easier to manage and develop, and provides much more flexibility in the development and design areas.
Read full review Return on Investment Helps get contents updated and shared very quickly Ability to have team work based on standard templates ensures content presentation is inline with organizational standards Lack of DB and templates makes it easier for interns to come onboard and develop contents - this is super cost effective Read full review Increased employee proficiency compared to nothing at all. I really don't have anything else to compare it to though. Reports from Core do not help/. Read full review ScreenShots